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In the year 1952
322 Notable deaths
Alberto Savinio
Italian painter, writer, and composer.
Born August 25th, 1891 in Athens, Atene. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1952 at 60 years old in Rome. [ref]
Itzik Feffer
Soviet yiddish poet (1900-1952).
Born November 23rd, 1900 in Shpola.
Died August 12th, 1952 at 51 years old in Moscow.
Yakov Frenkel
Russian physicist.
Born February 10th, 1894 in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1952 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Antonia Maury
American astronomer.
Born March 21st, 1866 in Cold Spring.
Died January 18th, 1952 at 85 years old in Dobbs Ferry.
Max Dehn
German-american mathematician (1878-1952).
Born November 13th, 1878 in Hamburg.
Died June 27th, 1952 at 73 years old in Black Mountain.
Bedřich Hrozný
Czech archeologist, linguist and orientalist (1879-1952).
Born May 6th, 1879 in Lysá nad Labem. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1952 at 73 years old in Prague. [ref]
Lawrence Grant
Actor (1870-1952).
Born October 30th, 1870 in Bournemouth.
Died February 19th, 1952 at 81 years old in Santa Barbara.
Franz John
German businessman (1872-1952).
Born September 28th, 1872 in Pritzwalk.
Died November 17th, 1952 at 80 years old in Berlin.
Edvige Carboni
Italian mystic (1880-1952).
Born May 2nd, 1880 in Pozzomaggiore.
Died February 17th, 1952 at 71 years old in Rome.
Henry Drysdale Dakin
British chemist (1880-1952).
Born March 12th, 1880 in London.
Died February 10th, 1952 at 71 years old in New York City.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 322
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